Combined metal and canvas basket



Jan. 1, 1-935. 1 G. LORING COMBINED METAL AND CANVAS BASKET Filed Dec.l5, 1933 Patented Jan. 1,1935

John Watertown,'Mass.,assignor to Steele Supply Company, Cambridge,Mass;

w-"Mypresent invention is a novel and improved receptacle, container,basket, hamper, or the like, comprising, preferably, atopor upperportion of tektilefmaterial and the lower or bottom portion of; openworkmetal, such as woven wire'.

I Also novel means, whereby the canvas or textile material and metal orwoven wire are interlocked,

overlapped and joinedto provide a neat, strong, I and rserviceableconstruction to protect the edge 10" part of the metal and to affordsuitablereinforc ing and uniting of the canvas or metal, constituteimportant features of the invention.

, Heretofore it has been customary to make canvas receptacles,containers, baskets, or the like I with various methods of reinforcingthe same by outside metal, wire, but in my present invention,

I I have actually constructed the sides and bottom of the basket partlyof canvas and partly of openwork wire, and it is this combination that Iconsider broadly new and which I wish to claim herein broadly, as wellas the process of manu facturing the same.

My improved container is most desirable and useful in various arts, suchfor example, as laundry and steaming baskets. In various types ofcontainers, it is important to effect a drying or draining action, andparticularly articles to be I tion and bottom, I produce alonger lastingand dried during transportation or storing, such for example as inthecase of any baskets where articles are contained and steamed, suchsteaming necessarily deteriorating the lower portions of the sides aswell as the bottom partof the canvas or leather basket. I

This openwork feature enables my improved container to be utilizedfor'many other purposes not heretofore possible with a canvas articleofthis kind. Thus, for example, I can use my present improved article inbakeries where warm bread is transported, heretofore impractical with aclosed receptacle. r

By my present invention of combining an openwork'wire bottom or part ofthe lower side porbetter servicing article, preventing the wearing out,rotting, or deterioration of the canvas and obtaining the benefits ofthe openwork structure at the lower portion. By having the metal ofnon-corrosive material or well ga1vanized,.the lasting quality of myimproved basket is greatly enhanced.

My improved basket combined textile and metal structure, as abovebriefly outlined, is particularly useful in various arts in addition tolaundry steaming baskets, as above noted. Thus in carrying andtransporting newly varnished spindles, cops, or the like, whereit isimportant to have the air circulating to dry the same;

in storing and transporting variousarticles of 1 wooden manufacture,where it is desirable to have the samefree from sawdust, etc, mycombinedcanvasand openworkwire'bottom basket efiects an automatic self-cleaningaction, allowing the sawdust to drop out during transportation. In

last factories,a-sho e shops, and theylike my im-' proved receptacle isvery 'useful.

An important feature of my present invention consists in the process ofmanufacture whereby I unite in an eflicient, economical, strong, andreinforced construction the edge portion of the canvas part and. wirepart. This is especially important where openwork wire mesh is used, asI do not have to rely upon a selvage edgeof either the canvas or themetal mesh to unite and protect both by my present method ofconstruction.

Other features, novel combinations and advantages will be hereinaftermore fully pointed out and claimed.

Referring to the drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of mypresent invention,

Fig. 1 is a side view of my novel canvas and openwork metal basket;

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on'an enlarged scale on the line.3--3of Fig. '1;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line 4-4 ofFig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view through a corner showing theinterlocking of the wire andcanvas.

As shown in the drawing, a canvas receptacle, container, or basket ofsuitable design, size, and type is designated generally at ,1, having ausual metallic frame designated at 2, 3, and 4 on which the canvasportion is stretched, and'with handles 6, 6. Preferably the wireframework 2 and 3 may'also be integral with or secured to the bot-"tomcross-frames which are designated separate- MSW bottom 12 and ispreferably extended slightly upward, as illustrated, to give an openworkaction on the sides and ends. This may, if desired, be of greater orless proportion depending on the above described afiords a" firm,strong, service- 3 able basket or container, wherein the lower open usesto which the container or basket is to be put. Preferably we constructthe canvas part where it is to be interlocked or joinedwith'the metalportion double, with the flap l l attached thereto either on the innersurface of the portion lor on the outer surface, as desired, by suitablefastenings or a heavy seam 16, thus forming a pocket around the lowerportion of the canvas part in whichthe upper edgeof the metal wire.

mesh 10 is fitted, anda row ofrivets 18 are set therethrough firmlyuniting the metal to both portions of the canvas and protecting andcon-. .cealing the rough edge of the between the canvas 1 and 1155 14,

It will be appreciated that the. construction work part is ideallyconstructed for self-clean ing, clearing, air circulation of thecontents,

while the upper part of textile material is ideally formed to preventinjury; to, the articles, which are usually throwninto the container andbasket, and which also gives si-zerand capacity. without undue weight.-

Theupperportion of canvasand the lower pertionof metal aiford' aconstruction overcoming the. objections of former canvas containers forcertain uses,- wherein'the bottom of the canvas container wvas quicklyworn out,- deteriorated, rottfid, and destroyed from accumu lations ofmoisture waten dirt, etc,

I believe that my novelcornbination of openwork rnetal and canvas forareceptacle, basket,

metal mesh in 3 or container of the kind described is a distinct noveltyand that the process of uniting the same is new, and I therefore wish toclaim the same broadly herein.

Also, a plurality of openwork parts or portions with intermediate canvaslayers might be utilized while still carrying out my idea and invention,and the bottom may be formed of a plurality of strips of openwork metalto give the selfcleaning, draining, drying: and circulating result withintermediate strips of canvas, if desired.

In any construction my novel combination of joint between the canvas andmetal edge or its l equivalent would, it i's believed, be important anduseful and would, therefore, be covered by the appended claim.

- As a new article of manufacture, a receptacle, container, basket, orthe like having its sides and end portions formed of canvas, with apocket opening at the bottom edgeiandwith theentire bottom portionformed'of openwork woven :wire

metaLsaid bottom-portion havinggthe edge. turned upwardly around bothsides and 'both ends and extending-into the pocket of'the canvas sides,and fastenings securing said metal edges and canvas pocket together,whereby said con-z tainer hasa smoothinterior: to receive the eon-'tents and a woven wire openwork bottomportion topermit'drying andventilation.

* JOHN G. LORING.

